Watchman&#39;s time-recorder.



fie. 804,444. 'PATENTED-NOV. 14, 1905. J. SUMMERS.

WATOHMANS TIME RECORDER.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 5,1904.

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lbbomxmao UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JESSE SUMMERS, OF INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, ASSIGNOR TO THE INDIAN- APOLISWATCHMAN CLOCK COMPANY, OF INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, A

WATCHMANS TIME-RECORDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 14, 1905.

Application filed'July 5,1904. Serial No. 215,277.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J nssn SUMMnRs, a citizen of the United States,residing at Indianapolis, in the county of Marion and State of Indiana,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in WatchmensTime-Recorders, of which the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to provide a simple positive actionmechanism for causing an automatic perforation of the time-dial uponboth the opening and closing of the door of an inclosing casing.

The accompanying drawings illustrate my invention.

Figure 1 is a front elevation of a portion of a watchmans time-recorderprovided with my improvement, and Fig. 2 a side elevation of myimprovement.

In the drawings, 10 indicates the usual inclosing casing provided with adoor 11, hinged thereto in the usual manner. Mounted in casing 10 is atime-recorder mechanism 12 of any desired form provided with adial-supporting arbor 13, adapted to move the dial over the platen 1 1.Mounted in the upper part of casing 10 is a bracket 15, to which ispivoted an L-shaped perforating-lever 16, carrying at its lower end theperforating pin or point 17, adapted to cooperate with the platen 14:.The horizontal arm of lever 16 is provided with a cam slot or groove 18,which extends clear to the end of the arm and is adapted to receive ahorizontal pin 19, carried by a bracket 20, secured to the door 11 insuch position that when the door 11 is swung the pin 19 will traversegroove 18, and thus serve to swing lever 16. The normal position oflever 16, due to its gravity, is that shown in full lines in Fig. 2, andin that position the outer end of groove 18 is in position to receivepin 19 when door'll is swung to close the casing. As the pin 19 is movedinward it traverses the cam-groove and causes arm 12, and consequentlypin 17, to move to the position shown in dotted lines, and then toreturn to normal position, thus perforating the dial and removing theperforating-point from the path of movement of the dial. When pin 19 iswithdrawn from groove 18 by the opening of door 11, exactly the samemovement is given lever 16, so that the dial is automatically puncturedboth by the opening and the closing of the door. The operation ispositive in both directions and no springs are required.

I claim as my invention 1. In a watchmans time-recorder, thecombination, with a suitable time-train and inclosing case therefor, ofa cover forming part of said case, a hanging perforating member normallyheld by gravity out of perforating position, and means carried by the.cover for positively engaging said perforating member and positivelymoving said perforating member in both directions from normal toperforating position and return when the cover is removed or restored.

2. In a watchmans time-recorder, the combination, with a suitabletime-train and inclosing casing therefor, of a perforating membermounted in the casing and provided with a cam-groove 18, a cover formingpart of said casing, and a pin carried by the cover and adapted totraverse said cam-groove whereby the perforating member is moved fromnormal to perforating position and return upon the removal orrestoration of the cover.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal, atIndianapolis, Indiana, this 15thday of June, A. D. 1904.

JESSE SUMMERS. [L. s.]

Witnesses:

ARTHUR M. HooD, J AMES A. WALSH.

